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THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A BRAKE ROTOR FROM THE LEFT REAR WHEEL OF A EUCLID R-170 HAUL TRUCK ALONG WITH ANOTHER PERSON. THE EMPLOYEE'SGRIP WAS OVERCOME WHEN THE WEIGHT OF HTE ROTOR 107 LBS 2 WAS TRANSFERRED FROM THE MOUNTING SHAFT. THE ROTOR SUPRESSED THE FIRST KNUCKLE OF THE EMPLOYEE'S MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE ROTOR AND THE TIRE VALVE STEM MOUNTING BRACKET.

GOT OUT OF PICKUP WALKING ON GRAVEL TO THE MIANTENANCE BUILDING.TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.

HE HAD STOPPED DOZER AND WAS GETTING DOWN. WHEN HE STEPPED ONTO DOZER ARM A GUST OF WIND BLEW HIM OFF. HE HIT ON HIS BACK ON A DIRT WINDOW. SENT HIM TO DOCTOR IN GILLETTE TO BE CHECKED OUT HE COMPLAINED OF HIS BACK HURTING.

EMPL WAS NOT AWATE THAT HE HAD SPILLED SOME 70% NITRIC ACID ON COUNTER. HE WAS NOT WEARING REQUIRED LONG SLEEVED ACID RESISTANT APRON. ACID CAME IN CONTACT WITH ARM WHEN HE BRUSHED AGAINST COU NTER. EMPL RECEIVED THIRD DEGRE BURN APPROX 1"X3" ON UNDERSIDE OF RIGHT FOREARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS RETURNING TO THE CAB OF THE DRILL FROM THE DRILL DECK AND ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE SLIDING DOOR. THE DOOR STUCK IN THE TRACK REQURING A HARD PUSH ON THE LATCH MECHANISM WITH BOTH HA NDS. THE DOOR SLID SUDDENLY RESULTING IN THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT LITTLE FINGER BEING CAUGHT BETWEEN THE LATCH MECHANISM AND THE DOOR LATCH MOUNTED ON THE DOOR FRAME.

EMPL WAS DRIVING STEEL PIN BACK INTO BUSHING WHERE SHOVEL STICK ATTACHES TO SHOVEL BUCKET. PIN RETAINING RING HD BROKEN ALLOWING PIN TO BACK OUT PART WAY. AS EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING PIN WITH SLED GE HAMMER PIECE FROM PIN STEEL SPLINTER FROM FLANG CHIPPED OFF & FLEW THROUGH CLOTHERING & INTO EMPLS LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING 480-VOLT ELECTRICAL LEADS FROM ONE OF CONTACTORS MOUNTED ON A PANEL INSIDE A ELECTRIC HEATING UNIT.AS THE PHASE LEADS WERE LOOSENED AND PULLED FREE,TWO LEADS TOUCHED RESU LTING IN AN ELECTRICAL ARC WHICH BRUISED THE EYES OF THE EMPLOYEE.THE EMPLOYEE HAD FAILED TO FOLLOW LOCKOUT PROCEDURES.

HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE RUPTURES SPRAYING EXHAUST MANIFOLD & TURBO CHARGER AREA OF HAUL TRUCK ENGINE. HYDRAULIC OIL CAUGHT FIRE & HEAT CAUSED OTHER HOSES TO FAIL WHICH FURTHER FUELED THE FIRE FR OM STEERING OIL ACCUMULATOR. FIRE DAMAGED ENGINE & DESTROYED ELECTRICAL & HYDRAULIC SYSTEM ON TRUCK & CAB.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING SMOLDERING OPEN GEAR LUBRICANT FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE SHOVEL HOUSE ROLLERS BY REACHING THROUGH AN OPENING IN THE FRAME OF THE SHOVEL. THE CUTTING OF A BOLT WITH A TORC H CAUSED THE SMOLDERING. IN THE PROCESS, HIS HAND CAME CLOSE TO THE HIGH VOLTAGE COLLECTOR RING AND HE DREW AN ARC TO HIS LEFT HAND FROM THE RING. BURNS RESULTED TO HIS HAND AND ARM.

I NAME WAS CLIM6ING STEPS UP THE FRONT OF THE REAR TRAILER. HE HAD A SHOVEL IN HIS HAND. AS HE REACHED THE THIRD STEP HE SLIPPED FALLING BACK WARDS HITTING ON THE TRAILER TOUNQE CAUSING A LOWE R BACK STRAIN. 3

LOOSE ROCKS IN 5REA OF PARKED SCRAPER,EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF HIS SCRAPER AND PLACED HIS LEFT FOOT ON A SMALL ROCK,TWISTING HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS MO6NTING A TIRE ON THE LEFT FRONT HUB OF A EUCLID HAUL TRUCK. HE WAS USING A DRIVE AIR WRENCH TO TIGHTEN THE LUG NUTS AND CLAMPS. AS HE APPLIED POWER TO THE WRENCH, THE SIDE HAN DLE STRUCK HIS 0OREARM CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS GRIP ON THE CLAMP. THE RAPID ADVANCE OF THE LUG NUT BY AIR WRENCH RESULTED IN THE EMPLOYEES THUMB BEING PINCHED BETWEEN THE LUG NUT AND CLAMP.

ICE ON ROAD AND3PARKING LOT.VICTIM SLIPPED HIT HEA AND NECK WHEN HE FELL.

EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING ACCROSS A CONCRETE FLOOR WHEN HER ANKLE POPPED RESULTING IN SUDDEN PAIN. POSSIBLE CONNECTION WITH AN INCIDENT AT 11 AM DURING THE SAME SHIFT WHEN SHE REMOVED HER FOOT FRO M BETWWEN A MOT2R AND A STEEL PLATE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSIGNED TASK OF CHANGING HOIST ROPES ON BUCYRUS ERIE 290-3 SHOVEL AND WAS WORKING TO ATTACH THE HOIST ROES TO THE HOIST DRUM BY HAMMERING.THE HOIST ROPE BUCKETSWEDGED FITTING ON THE END OF THE HOIST ROPE)INTO THE SOCKET ON THE HOIST DRUM.A FRAGMENT OF THE WIRE ROPE END WHICH PROTRUDES TO APPROX. 1/2\ FROM THE SWEDGED FITTING,BROKE OFF AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE NE

EMPL EMPTYING 55 GAL TRASH DRUM INTO DUMPSTER.EMPL PLACED LEFG HAND ON EDGE OF DUMPSTER AND ROTATED DRUM HELD IN DRUM HANDLER MOUNTED ON FORKLIFT TO DUMP CONTENTS WITH RIGHT HAND.EMPL RELEASED DRUM -ROTATED BACK TO UPRIGHT POSITION BOTTOM EDGE OF DRUM CAUGHT EMPL FINGER AND CRUSHED AGAINST DUMPSTER.

EMPLOYEE HITHIS FINGER WITH A HAMMER WHILE REMOVING BEARING FROM A HYDROLIC PUMP SHAFT.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A FAULTY DOZER CONTROL VALVE BY STANDING ON THE TRACK OF THE FIAT-ALLIS HD31 (RIGHT SIDE) AND REACHING INTO A COMPARTMENT WHERE THE VALVE WAS LOCATED WITH WITH A COMBINATION WRENCH (BOX END)THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE NUT SECURING THE VALVE CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO LOSE BALANCE AND FALL TO FLOOR.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING HANDRAILS ON A NEW DECK WHICH HAD BEEN INSTALLED ADJACENT TO AND AT THE SAME LEVEL AS AN EXISTING CATWALK. HE CLIMBED OVER THE EXISTING HANDRAIL TO GAIN ACCESS TO H IS WORK AREA AND FELL TO THE GRATING WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO USE A LOOSE UNWELDED RAILING AS A HANDHOLD. A 4-STITCH AVULSION RESULTED.